# politics

Thousands Attend Emotional Farewell Party for Ganjar

As his second term expired on Tuesday, Ganjar is embarking on a more challenging journey as the favorite for the upcoming presidential race.
News Sep 5, 2023 | 6:35 pm

Home Affairs Minister Installs Nine Acting Governors

To manage overlapping tenure expiration dates, interim officials are appointed until the newly elected leaders are sworn in collectively.
News Sep 5, 2023 | 5:14 pm

Kadin Chairman Appointed as Campaign Manager for Ganjar Pranowo

The team will hold regular meetings every Wednesday to discuss progress and campaign strategy for Ganjar.
News Sep 4, 2023 | 7:50 pm

Agus Pledges to Move Forward after Losing Vice Presidential Nomination

The Democratic Party currently has two political alliances to consider -- one that supports Ganjar and one that backs Prabowo for 2024.
News Sep 4, 2023 | 4:09 pm

Ganjar Bids Farewell as Governor to Focus on Presidential Race

He urged his supporters to redouble their efforts to secure popular votes and cautioned against dividing support among rival candidates.
News Sep 3, 2023 | 11:17 pm

‘Familiar Situation’: Agus and Democratic Party Left Out by Coalition Partners

It's the second time Agus lost the opportunity to become a running mate and the Democratic Party responded with fury on both occasions.
News Sep 3, 2023 | 5:17 am

Jubilant Muhaimin Officially Declared as Running Mate for Anies

His rise came at the expense of Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, who has aspired to become a running mate for Anies.
News Sep 2, 2023 | 4:29 pm

Democratic Party Disavows Anies Baswedan's Coalition over Running Mate Dispute

Party founder SBY criticized Anies for being "dishonest" and admitted that supporting him in the first place had been a mistake.
News Sep 1, 2023 | 11:28 pm

PKB Leaves Prabowo for Anies

The pairing of Muhaimin Iskandar and Anies Baswedan will be known as 'Amin,' a PKB executive said.
News Sep 1, 2023 | 9:30 pm

Agitated Democratic Party Publishes Anies’ Handwritten Request to Pair with Agus for 2024

The handwritten letter was signed on August 25, the same day when Anies visited Democratic Party founder SBY at his private residence.
News Sep 1, 2023 | 11:35 am

PKS Remains in Anies Baswedan Coalition Amid Fury in Democratic Party

Unlike the Democratic Party, the PKS has entrusted Anies with the authority to select his running mate.
News Aug 31, 2023 | 11:28 pm

Democratic Party Outraged as Anies Picks Muhaimin as Running Mate

Adding to the discontent, Anies did not personally inform coalition members about this sudden decision.
News Aug 31, 2023 | 9:28 pm

Democratic Party Raises Concerns over Anies Baswedans’ Poll Performance

"If 24 pollsters place Anies in third position, we cannot ignore this," a Democratic Party politician said.
News Aug 25, 2023 | 11:07 pm

PDI-P Parts Ways with Budiman Sudjatmiko

Budiman, 53, had previously indicated that he would not alter his stance in favor of Prabowo and had anticipated his dismissal from PDI-P.
News Aug 25, 2023 | 5:10 am

Ganjar Pranowo Sees 10-Point Rise in Electability Over 2 Years: SMRC

However, in a simulated head-to-head contest, Prabowo would secure victory with 44.5 percent of the votes against Ganjar's 41.5 percent.
News Aug 23, 2023 | 6:19 pm

PDI-P Executive Budiman Sudjatmiko Faces Dismissal Over Open Support for Prabowo

Prabowo is a potential contender against PDI-P's own presidential candidate, Ganjar Pranowo.
News Aug 21, 2023 | 3:16 am

Ganjar Outruns Prabowo in Indikator Politik Poll

Ganjar and State-Owned Minister Erick Thohir would form the strongest pairing, garnering more than 35 percent of votes.
News Aug 19, 2023 | 12:55 pm

Jokowi Says He Remains Target of Ongoing Hate Politics

The president said that the principles of freedom and democracy are being misused to propagate hatred.
News Aug 16, 2023 | 12:08 pm

Appointing Presidential Candidates Isn’t My Job: Jokowi

Jokowi said that it was up to the political parties and coalitions to appoint the presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
News Aug 16, 2023 | 11:45 am